alieNATION presents research conducted by a national election team and leading scholars in political communication that explores a range of important topics and variables affecting voter attitudes and behavior in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.

Autorentext

Dianne G. Bystrom (PhD, University of Oklahoma) is Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University. Mary C. Banwart (PhD, University of Oklahoma) is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. Mitchell S. McKinney (PhD, University of Kansas) is Professor and Chair of Communication at the University of Missouri.

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Mitchell S. McKinney/Dianne G. Bystrom: Introduction: An alieNATION of the U.S. Electorate Daniela V. Dimitrova: Framing the 2012 Presidential Election on U.S. Television: Candidates, Issues, and Sources Joshua Hawthorne/Mitchell S. McKinney: To Form a More Polarized Electorate? The Effect of Presidential Debates on Polarization, Partisanship, and Political Aggression Kelly L. Winfrey/Mary C. Banwart/Benjamin R. Warner: Communicating with Voters 30 Seconds at a Time: Presidential Campaign Advertising 2012 Kaye D. Sweetser: Reaching Young Voters in the Middle: Party Loyalty and Perception of Political Participation Amy E. Jasperson: «No One Puts Baby in a Binder»: The Resonance of Social Media: Messages with College Students During the 2012 Presidential Campaign Jay P. Childers/R. McKay Stangler: Defining Fairness in the Economic Rhetoric of the 2012 Presidential Election Ann Gordon/Brett Robertson/Lisa Sparks: Health Care Reform: Core Value Differences Between Liberal and Conservative Candidates and Voters Valerie M. Hennings/Dianne G. Bystrom: Gendered Framing of the 2012 Election: The «War on Women» as Rhetorical Strategy Sharon E. Jarvis/Clariza Ruiz De Castilla: Are Latinos Citizens? Labels, Race, and Politics in News Coverage of Immigration Reform Hayley J. Cole/Mitchell S. McKinney: Debating Marriage Equality in the 2012 Elections Dianne G. Bystrom/Valerie M. Hennings: Articulating Interests and Advocating Issues: An Analysis of Congresswomen s Political Speech after the 2012 Election Kate Kenski: The Gender Gap in Presidential Vote Preference Charlton McIlwain/Stephen Maynard Caliendo: Black, White, and Latino: Message Strategies for a Divided Electorate Leslie A. Rill/Mitchell S. McKinney: Defying Expectations: Young Citizens Political Attitudes and Participation in the 2012 Election Brian T. Kaylor: Altar Calls: Religious Segmentation in Campaign Appeals Mike Milford: Working Together at Arm s Length: Bipartisan Rhetoric in the 2012 Presidential Campaign Benjamin R. Warner/Molly Greenwood: Affective Polarization from Campaign Communication: Alienating Messages in the 2012 Presidential Election Dianne G. Bystrom/Mary C. Banwart: Conclusion: Reflections on the 2012 Election: An Agenda Moving Forward.